The premiers of Spain and Ireland are set to meet on Friday to discuss a collective plan to recognise Palestinian statehood. This meeting comes as the death toll of Israel’s war in Gaza has surpassed 33,000. The mounting deaths, starvation and infrastructure in the besieged enclave have resulted in growing international criticism of Israel. Within […]
Former President Jacob Zuma hopes to run for office for the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) in May elections. South Africa’s electoral commission said it has appealed to the country’s highest court to rule on whether former President Jacob Zuma can stand as a candidate in general elections in May. The commission said in a […]
Kyiv, Ukraine – After almost two years of military service on the front lines of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Alina’s husband is “enraged” about the new mobilisation law. Ukraine’s parliament dopted the law on Thursday after months of debates and almost 4,300 revisions. Alina said her husband, who requested anonymity, and brothers-in-arms are dumbfounded by the […]
Prosecutors say trio believed to have been planning ‘murder, manslaughter’ and ‘act of violence endangering the state’. Police in Germany have arrested three teenagers on suspicion of planning a terror attack, according to prosecutors. Two girls aged 15 and 16 and a 15-year-old boy were arrested as they were “strongly suspected of planning an Islamist-motivated […]
Violence in the region has worsened since coups in Niger and its neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso. Russian military trainers have arrived in Niger with an air defence system and other equipment as part of the West African nation’s deepening security ties with Moscow, state media reported. Niger’s military government agreed in January to step […]
As Israel’s war on Gaza drags on, criticism appears to be centring on embattled Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, a man indicted on multiple corruption charges, with thousands of protesters in the streets, demanding his departure. However, discontent over Netanyahu and the extreme-right provocateurs in his government should not be confused with a dampening of popular […]
The first man to receive a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig was discharged from hospital on Wednesday last week. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, who had been suffering from end-stage kidney disease, no longer needs dialysis after the groundbreaking procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard Medical School’s biggest teaching hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. […]
Foreign Minister Parnpree arrives in Mae Sot to review measures to deal with people fleeing fighting across frontier. Thailand’s foreign minister is visiting a border town near Myanmar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, after days of clashes in which the military government’s troops were expelled by ethnic minority armed groups that displaced hundreds of […]
PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel is preparing for ‘scenarios’ in other areas besides Gaza. Here’s how things stand on Friday, April 12, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel is preparing for “scenarios” in other areas besides Gaza. “Whoever harms us, we will harm […]
Tech giant says software glitch causes some users to get a Palestinian flag prompt when typing ‘Jerusalem’. Apple has said it will fix a “bug” that suggests an emoji for the Palestinian flag when some iPhone users type “Jerusalem” in messages. The US technology giant on Thursday blamed a software issue for the suggestion that […]
As the war enters its 778th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, April 12, 2024. Fighting Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv and hit power facilities in several regions of Ukraine. The attack completely destroyed the Trypilska coal-powered thermal power plant near the capital, […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Anti-coup fighters say they’ve taken control of the eastern border town, sending the last soldiers scurrying to withdraw. The town of Myawaddy has always assumed much greater importance than its small size would suggest. Located on the eastern border of Myanmar and facing the Thai town of Mae Sot across the Moei River, […]
